PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.

PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. SN 181056. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 6″ oct bbl, slightly altered brass pin front sight and scarce 2-line Hartford address with dashes. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene and “COLTS PATENT” on left side of frame. It has silver plated large brass trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Back strap is inscribed in period script reading from heel to top “Lieut. E.S. Redstreake Comp. C. Philada. City Guards / Presented by Chas. Yeager Esq.” Edward S. Redstreake enlisted in Company C Pennsylvania 23rd Infantry in April 1861 as a 1st Lieutenant and was mustered out July 1861. No additional information available. Indications are however, that he survived the war. CONDITION: Good, all matching including wedge (grip not checked). Metal retains a medium brown patina with scattered light pitting on bbl. Cylinder retains about 90% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain most of their orig silver plating and grip is sound with a few nicks in edges and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light, fine pitting. 4-35966 JR49 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2075	$3,737.50	PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. SN 181056. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 6″ oct bbl, slightly altered brass pin front sight and scarce 2-line Hartford address with dashes. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene and “COLTS PATENT” on left side of frame. It has silver plated large brass trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Back strap is inscribed in period script reading from heel to top “Lieut. E.S. Redstreake Comp. C. Philada. City Guards / Presented by Chas. Yeager Esq.” Edward S. Redstreake enlisted in Company C Pennsylvania 23rd Infantry in April 1861 as a 1st Lieutenant and was mustered out July 1861. No additional information available. Indications are however, that he survived the war. CONDITION: Good, all matching including wedge (grip not checked). Metal retains a medium brown patina with scattered light pitting on bbl. Cylinder retains about 90% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain most of their orig silver plating and grip is sound with a few nicks in edges and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light, fine pitting. 4-35966 JR49 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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